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   Stefan Claas to Gabx   
   Re: Victor: mail2news v1.0.0   
   04 Dec 25 01:39:56   
   
   XPost: alt.privacy.anon-server, alt.cypherpunks   
   From: noreply@oc2mx.net   
      
   Gabx wrote:   
   >   
   > Just pushed a major upgrade to the mail2news gateway.   
   > Lots of under-the-hood work to make traffic analysis harder.   
   >   
   > What's new:   
   >   
   > CSPRNG everywhere (bye bye math/rand)   
   > Constant-time comparisons against timing attacks   
   > SHA-256 hashed Message-ID cache   
   > Secure memory wiping for sensitive data   
   >   
   > Anti-traffic analysis goodies:   
   >   
   > Adaptive message padding (512-4096 bytes)   
   > Randomized delays (50-500ms + jitter)   
   > Metadata stripping on steroids   
   >   
   > Heads up:   
   > X-Hashcash header no longer makes it to NNTP.   
   > Why?   
   > It contains your exact posting timestamp - kind of defeats the purpose of   
   all that timing obfuscation.   
   > Don't worry, PoW validation still happens server-side before anything gets   
   posted.   
   > Full docs: https://news.tcpreset.net/mail2news.html   
   >   
   > Gabx   
   >   
   > --- Digital Signature ---   
   > w+UBcYr7D+rf8gUwg6j9ELMzc7nbMmeqQ84P6O3VGBTSGkclcfEzUdg1i1EYkD   
   d1H9KCEr5BHv/SH+2WZHWDA==   
   >   
      
   Small suggestion. When posting such important updates, would it not   
   be nice for people that your postings contains a digital signature   
   one can verify and associate with you?   
      
   Regards   
   Stefan   
      
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